Ryzen 5 3500U vs Athlon 64 X2 5600+

Aggregate performance score

Athlon 64 X2 5600+
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 89 Watt
0.57
Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36
+665%

Ryzen 5 3500U outperforms Athlon 64 X2 5600+ by a whopping 665% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen 5 3500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28321359
Place by popularitynot in top-10032
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency0.6127.49
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release dateDecember 2006 (18 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen 5 3500U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads28
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache256 KB128K (per core)
L2 cache512K512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm12 nm
Die size220 mm2209.78 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors227 million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen 5 3500U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM2FP5
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen 5 3500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen 5 3500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen 5 3500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen 5 3500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 0.57
Ryzen 5 3500U 4.36
+665%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 903
Ryzen 5 3500U 6930
+667%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 231
Ryzen 5 3500U 862
+273%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 64 X2 5600+ 401
Ryzen 5 3500U 2482
+519%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.57 4.36
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 8
Chip lithography 90 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500U has a 664.9% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 493.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 5600+ in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 64 X2 5600+ is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 3500U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 X2 5600+ and Ryzen 5 3500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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